The brilliant wrists already proclaim a new winner in the high-end processor wars: the AMD Threadripper 1950X.
The new AMD core processor is launched today, with its lenses for the Samsung Chinstrap. There will be blood.
In all respects, the new chip is a beast. The 1950X features 16 cores and 32 wires with a 3.4 GHz basic clock (and overclocker) and supports 64 PCIe channels, four channel memory and eight DIMM slots.
It is a stupid even size, measuring an enormous 72 mm of 55 mm.
Intel's core processor, the Core i9-7900X, offers only 10 cores and 20 wires, and costs the same amount: $ 1,000.
Even the little sister of the 1950s, the 1920x offers 12 hearts and 24 wires and clocks at $ 799.
I will not go into more detail about the specifications of the Threadripper, but it should be obvious to everyone now that it is a powerful chip at an exceptional price.
The i9-7920X has specifications nearly identical to 1920X AMD, but costs $ 1,991 - $ 400 more than the AMD offer.
What all this means is that ultimately we have the actual competition in the market for high-end processors, which is a wonderful change over the past few years. Intel has taken the lead for more than a decade.
In 2003, AMD's Athlon 64 processors took the PC world by storm, which allowed Intel to fight to catch up. This happened in 2006, when Intel unveiled its Core 2 Duo processors, and since then Intel has retained an edge, although the progress of CPU technology has never been more spectacular than the fervent days.
With the Threadripper, the tables have rotated again. AMD has a clearly convincing product at the price point that will win consumers and press Intel to lower prices. All this is ideal for consumers and the PC market.
No. Probably not. Almost certainly not.
These multi-core multi-core processors are incredibly effective if you create content, create 3D graphics and run multi-threaded programs. Content creators can undress for several minutes of rendering, increase efficiency and save valuable hours and even days over time.
But players have much less use for this type of chip, and most games only see very low performance gains.
The Intel i7-7700k Intel processor of $ 340 will exceed the Threadripper on many games, although some titles benefiting from more threads will have a small advantage of frame-rate, which is especially true for higher resolutions.
The i7-7700k is far, much slower in terms of rendering time, 3DMark scores, etc., but again, it's a $ 340 chip. If you are not a content creator who is considering using all of these multi-core / multi-threaded features, you have no reason to spend a large amount on the Threadripper even though it's amazing.
Players are better served by upgrading their graphics processor. The good news is that there is a lot of competition in the GPU market. The new Nvidia GTX 1080 will do more to improve your gaming performance than the expensive upgrade of a processor. For a little less, a GTX 1070 or 1060, or an AMD RX 560, you will benefit even more than purchasing a high-end processor.
That being said, if you want to do several tasks, that is to say. Playing games while doing 3D graphics, for example - the Threadripper is a great option. If you have $ 1,000 to burn, that's the case.
For my part, I am perfectly satisfied with my Intel Core i7-6700k coupled with a GTX 1080 GTX - for now, at least. Until I get this itch to improve and throw caution, and money, to the wind.
The good news is that the competition is getting hotter. This means a better price and better products for PC game enthusiasts.
The new AMD core processor is launched today, with its lenses for the Samsung Chinstrap. There will be blood.
In all respects, the new chip is a beast. The 1950X features 16 cores and 32 wires with a 3.4 GHz basic clock (and overclocker) and supports 64 PCIe channels, four channel memory and eight DIMM slots.
It is a stupid even size, measuring an enormous 72 mm of 55 mm.
Intel's core processor, the Core i9-7900X, offers only 10 cores and 20 wires, and costs the same amount: $ 1,000.
Even the little sister of the 1950s, the 1920x offers 12 hearts and 24 wires and clocks at $ 799.
I will not go into more detail about the specifications of the Threadripper, but it should be obvious to everyone now that it is a powerful chip at an exceptional price.
A price to beat
A few days ago, Intel unveiled the full specifications for its even higher chips, such as the i9-7980XE. This is an 18-pin / 36-wire chip with a maximum clock speed of 4.4 GHz that supports up to 44 PCIe channels. The price? $ 1,999. This is twice as high for a chip than, in terms of data sheet, in any case, has a very thin edge only.The i9-7920X has specifications nearly identical to 1920X AMD, but costs $ 1,991 - $ 400 more than the AMD offer.
What all this means is that ultimately we have the actual competition in the market for high-end processors, which is a wonderful change over the past few years. Intel has taken the lead for more than a decade.
In 2003, AMD's Athlon 64 processors took the PC world by storm, which allowed Intel to fight to catch up. This happened in 2006, when Intel unveiled its Core 2 Duo processors, and since then Intel has retained an edge, although the progress of CPU technology has never been more spectacular than the fervent days.
With the Threadripper, the tables have rotated again. AMD has a clearly convincing product at the price point that will win consumers and press Intel to lower prices. All this is ideal for consumers and the PC market.
What players need to consider
But the question we ask in this article is whether PC gamers should be upgraded to the 1950X Threadripper (or the 1920X) and the answer to that question is ...No. Probably not. Almost certainly not.
These multi-core multi-core processors are incredibly effective if you create content, create 3D graphics and run multi-threaded programs. Content creators can undress for several minutes of rendering, increase efficiency and save valuable hours and even days over time.
But players have much less use for this type of chip, and most games only see very low performance gains.
The Intel i7-7700k Intel processor of $ 340 will exceed the Threadripper on many games, although some titles benefiting from more threads will have a small advantage of frame-rate, which is especially true for higher resolutions.
The i7-7700k is far, much slower in terms of rendering time, 3DMark scores, etc., but again, it's a $ 340 chip. If you are not a content creator who is considering using all of these multi-core / multi-threaded features, you have no reason to spend a large amount on the Threadripper even though it's amazing.
Players are better served by upgrading their graphics processor. The good news is that there is a lot of competition in the GPU market. The new Nvidia GTX 1080 will do more to improve your gaming performance than the expensive upgrade of a processor. For a little less, a GTX 1070 or 1060, or an AMD RX 560, you will benefit even more than purchasing a high-end processor.
That being said, if you want to do several tasks, that is to say. Playing games while doing 3D graphics, for example - the Threadripper is a great option. If you have $ 1,000 to burn, that's the case.
For my part, I am perfectly satisfied with my Intel Core i7-6700k coupled with a GTX 1080 GTX - for now, at least. Until I get this itch to improve and throw caution, and money, to the wind.
The good news is that the competition is getting hotter. This means a better price and better products for PC game enthusiasts.
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